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2 arrests made in burglary near Cumming

Suspects believed to be involved in string of burglaries throughout Forsyth

Huffman

Updated:
April 6, 2016, 9:40 a.m.

CUMMING -- Two men from Cumming have been arrested in connection with a recent residential burglary.

Jacob Eugene Huffman, 31, was charged with three counts of burglary and two counts of entering auto. Joshua Scott Jones, 27, was charged with burglary, theft by taking, possession of cocaine and possession of marijuana.

Both are being held at the Forsyth County Jail, Huffman without bond and Jones on a $3,300 bond for the misdemeanor theft charge, according to Deputy Epifanio Rodriguez, a spokesman for the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office.

The arrests came after evidence found at the scene linked them to the Pilgrim Point Road burglary, which occurred in the early hours of March 29. The home is off Pilgrim Mill Road near Lake Lanier.

The homeowner reportedly walked in and saw the suspects inside before they fled with a laptop. The computer was later recovered and returned to the owner, Rodriguez said.

They were located and charged later that day.

“They are also believed to be involved in other burglaries and similar crimes through Forsyth County,” Rodriguez said.

The sheriff's office is familiar with both men.

Huffman was first arrested in 2009 and has had a string of non-violent charges since then, including probation violation, criminal trespass, burglary, theft by taking and theft by deception, Rodriguez said.

Jones’s arrest history goes back to 2007 and includes similar charges, such as burglary, theft by taking and resisting arrest, as well as underage possession of alcohol and simple assault and battery.